What's new in child-friendly Stuttgart? What actions for children does the city administration implement? And what offers are there for children and young people in the state capital? You can find an overview here.
The Temporary Play Street is a project within the framework of the Child-Friendly Community Action Plan. Pictured: The Stuttgart-Ost play street.
Kinderstadt Stuttgart: Always something going on!
The state capital offers children and young people numerous leisure, sports, cultural and educational activities. There are also a variety of events for a young audience in Stuttgart's calendar of events. Information on the city's offerings can be found below and at:
Current activities and special events organized by the Children's Office are listed here. Children's representative Maria Haller-Kindler and the staff of the Children's Office also ensure that children participate in their city and actively help to shape a child-friendly Stuttgart in the area of child participation and in projects of the Child-Friendly Community Action Plan.
Christmas tree of children's wishes
Christmas is the time to make children's wishes come true. The Children's Office of the City of Stuttgart has been organizing the Christmas tree of children's wishes for disadvantaged children and young people since 2008. In this way, children in social, health and/or financial need are granted a wish at Christmas.
On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the digital Christmas tree of children's wishes will go online at www.kinderwuensche.stuttgart.de (opens in a new tab). From then on, anyone who would like to give a gift to a child can take a wish card from the tree, get the gift and bring it wrapped to the children's office. All important information about this year's campaign can be found on the website.
From Friday, November 28, until the last day of delivery on Thursday, December 11, gifts worth up to 30 euros can be handed in at the children's office, Eberhardstraße 6, entrance to the registry office, Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the 3rd floor at the gift acceptance point in room 302. From November 27, children's wishes can also be picked directly from the Christmas tree in the foyer of Stuttgart City Hall.
Around 50 institutions with a particularly high proportion of disadvantaged children are involved in the Christmas tree of children's wishes, including institutions for single mothers, families in "educational support", refugee shelters, pregnancy advice centers or institutions for sick children such as the children's and youth hospice. Employees of these facilities have asked the children and young people in advance about their individual Christmas wishes and reported them to the Children's Office. Unfortunately, wishes from private individuals cannot be considered for the Christmas tree of children's wishes.
This year, the Stuttgart Children's Foundation, the MOSAIQ agency, the Christoph Sonntag Foundation, the Baden-Württemberg State Association of Showmen and Market Merchants, the Stuttgart City Initiative, the fashion and lifestyle company Breuninger, the Ferris wheel company Oscar Bruch jr. and Märkte Stuttgart GmbH have once again assumed the deficiency guarantee to ensure that all wishes can be fulfilled. Müller - lila Logistik Service GmbH is supporting the campaign this year by distributing the gifts to the institutions.
A big thank you to all Stuttgart citizens for their support and to the guarantors and companies for their commitment!
Since 2008, the Christmas Tree of Children's Wishes has fulfilled more than 20,000 children's wishes worth over 600,000 euros. "With this campaign, we are drawing attention to the fact that social and financial hardship or illness are a problem for children and families in Stuttgart," says Maria Haller-Kindler, the city's Children's Commissioner. "I am delighted to see how happy the children are about the gifts and how giving makes people happy and creates meaning."
Mayor Nopper at the gift presentation in 2023 in the Blue House at the Förderkreis Krebskranke Kinder
Children's rights rally through Stuttgart city center
Did you know? All children have rights from birth! But where are these children's rights actually written down? And where can they be found in Stuttgart?
Become detectives and set off on a search for children's rights! On an interactive scavenger hunt through Stuttgart's city center, you can discover new things, solve exciting tasks, test your knowledge of children's rights and have lots of fun.
The children's rights rally can be played permanently and free of charge.
Here's how it works:
You need a smartphone or tablet with internet access or GPS. An active connection during the game is not necessary.
First download the free "Actionbound" app.
Start: Stuttgart market square in front of the town hall, where free WiFi is available under "free-wifi-stuttgart (official)".
Approx. 1.5 to 2 hours playing time, the route is about 2 kilometers long
For children from around 8 to 12 years - as a family - together with friends - in a group...
The Children's Rights Rally in the city center is a cooperation between the Stuttgart Youth Welfare Office and the Stuttgart Youth Agency.
Service offers in the city hall
Stuttgart City Hall offers services for families with children, such as a baby changing room and buggy hire. You can find more information on the services for families in the state capital on the website Frühe Hilfen in Stuttgart (opens in a new tab).
Visitors with babies and toddlers can take a (diaper) break in the colorfully decorated nursery in the town hall.
Playroom and changing room
A well-equipped play and diaper-changing room is available on the first floor of Stuttgart City Hall. Those who come to the city hall with babies and toddlers can change their diapers, nurse them and let them play there. Employees of the administration and members of the city council can also make use of this service, depending on their needs.
In addition to a changing table with fresh diapers and a high chair, there is a small kitchenette with a bottle warmer, kettle, cutlery, plates, glasses and tea. For slightly older children, there are building blocks, children's books, coloring blocks and crayons, and a comfortable sofa. An information wall provides information about new offers and activities for children and parents in Stuttgart and can also be used to send messages to other mothers and fathers.
The room is available to mothers and fathers with their children during the opening hours of the city hall from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.. The keys are available at the information desk of the city hall and at the gate Eichstraße. Mothers and fathers with strollers can use the stroller-friendly entrance through the Eichstraße gate.
The buggy rental offers a practical option for tired children's feet. You can rent the strollers for a deposit of 50 euros and a copy of your identity card at the information desk of the town hall (gladly also for several days): Monday to Friday between 8 am and 6 pm.
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